Title: Scandal in Spring

Author: Lisa Kleypas

Series: Wallflowers, Book 4

Summary: 

After spending three London seasons searching for a husband, Daisy Bowman's father has told her in no uncertain terms that she must find a husband. Now. And if Daisy can't snare an appropriate suitor, she will marry the man he chooses - the ruthless and aloof Matthew Swift.
Daisy is horrified. A Bowman never admits defeat, and she decides to do whatever it takes to marry someone . . . anyone . . . other than Matthew. But she doesn't count on Matthew's unexpected charm . . . or the blazing sensuality that soon flares beyond both their control. And Daisy discovers that the man she has always hated just might turn out to be the man of her dreams.
But right at the moment of sweet surrender, a scandalous secret is uncovered . . . one that could destroy both Matthew and a love more passionate and irresistible than Daisy's wildest fantasies.

 

My rating: 3 of 5

 

My thoughts on the book:

Just like the other books in the series, I liked this one, too! It was fun & sweet & funny & I liked the characters.

 

Challenges:

• Reading Through the Seasons Challenge 2010 
• 100+ Reading Challenge 2010

Summary:

Four of Romance's hottest authors present holiday tales filled with love and laughter:

I Will by Lisa Kleypas

Puddings, Pastries, and Thou by Lisa Cach

Union by Claudia Dain

All I Want by Linsay Sands   

Dear St. Nicholas,

What we'd really like for Christmas this year is:

An Irish Estate

A Family
Mountains of Sugarplums
A Quiet Elopement

Someone to close down all the London clubs - (like White's)

OR

Marriage to a Man who is Honest, Loving, Sexy, Handsome and Titled.

But we know there aren't enough of those to go around... are there?

Respectfully,

Four English Ladies

I Will by Lisa Kleypas:

Andrew, Lord Drake, has been cut out of his father's will because of his dissolute manner of living. To be reinstated, Andrew decides to pretend that he has changed his wicked ways. As part of his plan, he wants to convince his father that he is courting a respectable woman with the intention of marrying her. The problem is, he doesn't know any decent women, except for his friend's spinster sister, Miss Caroline Hargreaves. He blackmails the reluctant Caroline into helping him, and so the charade begins . . . 

 

Puddings, Pastries, and Thou by Lisa Cach:

It’s Christmas, and Vivian Ambrose has once again been passed off from one relation to the other. Orphaned long ago, and with no fortune, she has had to rely on the charity of cousins for her meat and bread, when what she dreams of is puddings and pastries, and a home, husband, and children of her own.

Richard Brent has all but given up hope that a decent, loving woman will have him. He has enough stains upon his public character that he is barely tolerated in genteel homes, and then only because he comes from a good family. When he meets Vivian, his last flickers of hope are stirred to life, for she is the one woman he has met whose hungers may tempt her to take his bait .

My rating: 3 of 5

My thoughts on the book:

I enjoyed all of these stories. The best one is definitely I Will by Lisa Kleypas. I loved it. As for the others, I enjoyed them, too! They were all funny & fun & I liked the chemistry between the main characters!

Challenges:

• 100+ Reading Challenge 2010
• New Authors Challenge 2010

Title: The Devil in Winter

Author: Lisa Kleypas

Series: Wallflowers, Book 3

Summary:

Easily the shyest Wallflower, Evangeline Jenner stands to become the wealthiest, once her inheritance comes due. Because she must first escape the clutches of her unscrupulous relatives, Evie has approached the rake Viscount St. Vincent with a most outrageous proposition: marriage!

Sebastian's reputation is so dangerous that thirty seconds alone with him will ruin any maiden's good name. Still, this bewitching chit appeared, unchaperoned, on his doorstep to offer her hand. Certainly an aristocrat with a fine eye for beauty could do far worse.

But Evie's proposal comes with a condition: no lovemaking after their wedding night. She will never become just another of the dashing libertine's callously discarded broken hearts -- which means Sebastian will simply have to work harder at his seductions...or perhaps surrender his own heart for the very first time in the name of true love. 

 

My rating: 3 of 5

 

My thoughts on the book:

I really liked this one, too! The story was enjoyable & funny at times, I liked Sebastian, he really was sweet to Evie with all the little things he did for her from the beginning & I'll definitely continue reading the series!

 

Challenges:

• The Hogwarts Reading Challenge 2010 (Muggle Studies)
• 100+ Reading Challenge 2010

Title: It Happened One Autumn

Author: Lisa Kleypas

Series: Wallflowers, Book 2

Summary: 

It Happened at the Ball...

Where beautiful but bold Lillian Bowman quickly learned that her independent American ways weren't entirely "the thing." And the most disapproving of all was insufferable, snobbish, and impossible Marcus, Lord Westcliff, London's most eligible aristocrat.  

It Happened in the Garden… 

When Marcus shockingly -- and dangerously-swept her into his arms. Lillian was overcome with a consuming passion for a man she didn't even like. Time stood still; it was as if no one else existed…thank goodness they weren't caught very nearly in the act!  

 

It Happened One Autumn...

Marcus was a man in charge of his own emotions, a bedrock of stability. But with Lillian, every touch was exquisite torture, every kiss an enticement for more. Yet how could he consider taking a woman so blatantly unsuitable…as his bride? 

 

My rating: 4.5 of 5

 

My thoughts on the book:

This was the first Lisa Kleypas's book I've read & I loved it & enjoyed it a lot! I can see why her books are so popular! It was really fun & funny, I loved the characters & their chemistry & I recommend it a lot! 

 

Challenges: 

• The Hogwarts Reading Challenge 2010 (Arithmancy)
• Fall Into Reading Challenge 2010
• Awesome Author Challenge 2010
• 100+ Reading Challenge 2010
• New Authors Challenge 2010
• Reading Through the Seasons Challenge 2010